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@JeffVanderstelt @davidguzik He did an awful amount of talking dude…

@davidguzik Notice that it says “preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing…” Another way to say that is: Jesus told them the good news of the kingdom of God was breaking in and then he show them by doing the work of the Kingdom. He didn’t just talk. He demonstrated.

Of all the learning methods, lecture is the least effective (5% retention) of them all. If this is the case why do we still do so much of it in the church?

@BanjoAtheist This is one (of the many) way we know you have no clue what you’re talking about.

The greatest hoodwinker line in history. Sorry, Christian pals, but “Jesus died for us” is a real problem.

@The_Catechumen Is that having bishops and such isn’t unique to Rome. You have to assume that the Roman church of today is what they all would have called the church then. I argue they wouldn’t. You take it for granted.

@The_Catechumen And I’m saying that cahtolicity meant to them universality as he said. To the ancient heathen there was no such visible invisible distinction, if you were in the church you were in the church. So what? That isn’t what is meant by the reformed per se. My point …/1

Saying, “I believe in one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic Church,” but redefining every word doesn’t mean you actually affirm the creed. Catholics can profess the marks specifically as they were intended to be defined - and as they were explained by the fathers/those contemporaneous to promulgation of the creed. You can’t. It’s the same thing creedal baptists do when they redefine “one baptism for the forgiveness of sins” to mean “one baptism that doesn’t forgive your sins but only symbolizes the forgiveness you’ve already received.” It’s the same problem. You aren’t really AFFIRMING the creed, because you shift the meaning away from what those words were intended to convey by the fathers. You’re misappropriating it.

@The_Catechumen You don’t know what anachronism means do you?

@NiceanRick This is literally a Presbyterian church historian conceding the Fathers of the Church had a Catholic ecclesiology.

@The_Catechumen Anachronism.

@xagreat He did. Most certainly. He did.

Paul never met Jesus, but he wrote half of the Bible. Lol

@DrJordanBCooper I just saw the announcement that you are speaking at the Credo Conference. You, @gavinortlund and @MattMBarrett Wow. I love all you guys. Such wonderful work from each of you. Will enjoy listening after the fact. Thanks for your ministry brother.

@sincead33 Well to be clear it wasn’t time travel. God created and controls wha we call the space time continuum. But seriously brother (btw, I mean that in the Christian sense of the word) how awesome for Christ to be whispering to Elijah…”he, come here and see…” Gosh. God is amazing

@NiceanRick I like to repost things and not give credit. This post was inspired by yours 😅

I don’t think time travel is possible but how cool would it be if Moses and Elijah were brought forward in time and this is how they attained explicit faith in Christ before the due time whereas the common man only had implicit faith in Christ.

@D_Preacher_1 What is the basis for arriving at 2+2 =4 ?

Math isn’t something people “believe” in the way religion is. Math is a system we can test, verify, and use to predict real-world outcomes consistently, whether you were taught it as a child or not. 2 + 2 = 4 doesn’t depend on culture, faith, or upbringing. It works the same in Lagos, Tokyo, or anywhere else. If it didn’t, engineering, technology, and science would collapse instantly. God, on the other hand, is a matter of faith. Different cultures believe in different gods, and those beliefs often come from upbringing, not universal proof. So no, it’s not the same. One is demonstrable and repeatable. The other is belief-based.

@Seeker__Of I don’t know what the objection here is.

I still can't find that verse.... 🤔

@Tommy_Nicoletti @EnisBerkayMertt @HMBohemond Sure. Not the villain. In that particular universe and existence, villain is sorta a meaningless term to me

@NiceanRick @EnisBerkayMertt @HMBohemond But he goes much farther than just wiping out those enemies you understand that right

I legitimately can't wait for Dune Part 3 to show all of Paul's actions as completely justified and Chani to be a disgruntled malcontent only in it for herself. Just like in Dune Part 2.

@Tommy_Nicoletti @EnisBerkayMertt @HMBohemond I’ll interject… If there is a race that is bent on controlling all things for their benefit, who incessantly murder others at leisure, actually have no moral code, AND instigate conflict with you and then you wipe them out…you aren’t the villain.

@EnisBerkayMertt @HMBohemond Paul does a genocide You: That doesnt make him a villain What he actually did was kill 61 billion people, sterilize 90 planets, demoralize 500 others, exterminated 40 religions Those are villainous things

@Out5p0ken Yes. Homosexuality is against man’s nature and faculty as created. Created…by a creator. Snakes don’t talk…which is why Satan using a snake is wonderful and terrifying at the same time. It is a miracle. Apples didn’t set any course. Man’s disobedience did. …need more help?

"Homosexuality is unnatural.." says this book, where snakes talk, apples set an eternal curse, people come back from the dead, a guy walks on water, and a virgin has a baby!

@Matt_Pinner 3 seconds

Only a Genius can find the spring Are you a genius?

@sincead33 @Degenwillape @bonesforsales @TD_Barrett @thesolafeed @Canonandcreed @OpStCyprian @BarelyProt @WmWeedon @TheOtherPaul2 Stuff just gets too much into speculation and trying to explain in a mechanical way things we are not meant to understand the way yall want it to be understood. Just hear the words “this is my body, this is my blood…” adore and shut up.

@sincead33 @Degenwillape @bonesforsales @TD_Barrett @thesolafeed @Canonandcreed @OpStCyprian @BarelyProt @WmWeedon @TheOtherPaul2 It’s funny that we can say all this stuff and say “is means is!” And daily to recognize an obvious metaphor when it is right in front of us. The supper is not merely symbolic obviously, we all agree Christ is truly present. But the is of predilection and is of identity…/1

Papists - *Proceed to come up with a thousand bajillion different justifications and distinctions* Yes, a body does have blood. Though, we are commanded to partake of both kinds.

@billy_wells @sincead33 Almost like Jesus leans over and says “he Elijah, come see this…” Gives goose bumps.

@NiceanRick @sincead33 This might be my favorite Bible theory. Jesus is the radiance that caused Moses' glow. Jesus is the voice that Elijah heard.

Do any commentators speculate on how the apostles knew it was Moses and Elijah talking to Jesus at the Transfiguration? Internal illumination?